Education must be designed and delivered by First Nations communities, a group of 90 First Nations educators and senior leaders have said.

Concluding the sixth Utyerre Apanpe First Nations Educators Forum in Mparntwe/Alice Springs on Friday, the group delivered a statement highlighting the difficulties and obstacles faced by First Nations children in education and called on the federal government to "work with us" to bring about a national First Nations education system.

"The government education system is failing our children. It is affecting our wellbeing and our spirits," they said.

"It is keeping us in the cycle of trauma, and it continues to keep our children traumatised."

Their communique comes after the launch of the M.K Turner report at Parliament House in Canberra earlier this year.

The report, named after the late Arrernte elder, artist and author Dr M.K Turner OAM, outlines a blueprint for First Nations-led education reform across the country.

It was codesigned with more than 60 Indigenous educators and is supported by strong local and international evidence, including the United Nations Declaration of Rights for Indigenous People (UNDRIP).

The forum was held amidst continued concern surrounding declining NAPLAN scores, as well as a widening education gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.

Utyerre Apanpe says they are a vehicle for change which has come together to establish a national First Nations Educational System.

"We are the holders of the oldest living cultural education systems in the world. Our education system comes from the land. This is where and how our children and young people grow with their identity and their knowledge," the group said on Friday.

"Education is healing. It is a place that we want our children to feel valued, loved, and safe in their spirit. Where their knowledge will grow. We want quality education provided to all of our children and young people, on their country and homelands, in a way that recognises and protects their culture and identity."

The M.K Turner report offers six recommendations and outcomes to help overturn the declining educational outcomes for First Nations people.

These include Australian governments committing to the establishment of a new First Nations education system; developing and supporting a First Nations education workforce; recognising and partnering with an independent national First Nations governance body to develop the new First Nations education system; supporting the teaching of First Nations languages in the new system through a new national Language of Instruction policy; and establish a comprehensive national network of First Nations language and literacy centres for every Nation/language group.

The report also calls for the establishment of the M.K Turner Institute as a national centre for First Nations knowledge, practice, research, and evaluation in the new First Nations education system.

"The Minister for Education Jason Clare has himself recognised the serious problems in the education system. In response to the recent NAPLAN results he said 'your chances in life shouldn't depend on your parents' pay packet or the colour of your skin, but these results again show that's still the case," they said.

"It is time for accountability. We call on Minister Clare and State and Territory Ministers to listen to us…We are collective. It has to be a long-term commitment."

The group, which comes from many nations but are connected through "country, kinship, songlines, tjukurrpa and knowledge" say they want "real educational reform" after generations of successive governments speaking for First Nations people rather than listening to them.

"We are not talking about reform of the mainstream system. We want to re-establish our own systems of Education and for these to be recognised and supported across the country." they said.

"It will take courage and a sustained commitment over a number of decades."

They called for a percentage of GDP provided to the future education of Indigenous children and invested in the systems of education led and held to account by First Nations communities and governance systems.

"A commitment to a relationship which is built on trust, respect and Integrity," they said, before highlighting what Human Rights, Indigenous and legal organisations have been calling for.

"Stop investing in prisons and invest in the education of our children.

"We want our children and young people to grow up in a system of education that honours their culture and identity, which provides the love, care, respect, and support that they need to succeed. We have the answers the government is looking for."